Διερεύνηση των συναισθηματικών δυσκολιών μητέρων παιδιών με Μαθησιακές Δυσκολίες

Abstract

This study examined the emotional difficulties and coping strategies of mothers’, who have children with specific learning disabilities. Mothers, who participated in this research filled out the Questionnaire of General Health- 28 in order to be found their emotional difficulties,  we also use the method of interview. In this research participated 20 mothers, who have children with learning disabilities and 20 mothers, who have nondisabled children, 5 mothers who have children with learning disabilities were interviewed. The conclusion of this research is that mothers use their own strategy in order to face up to emotional difficulties and feel better. The strategies, which use mothers are talk with family and friends, advices from the therapists, positive thinking, timely diagnosis and denial. Moreover, mothers had feelings such as anxiety, sadness, fear, anger. These are feelings that mothers felt before the diagnosis. After the diagnosis and the sessions with therapists mothers felt relief and joy.